About the day » Saturday May 11, 1935Calender converter

• Fokke de Vries, Kooten, gem. Achtkarspelen, Friesland, Nederland († 1935)
• Hendrik Monster, Schiedam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1982)
• Etta Lee Johnson, Ohio, Verenigde Staten († 2015)
• Darlene Marie Bland Hudson, Kentucky, Verenigde Staten († 2010)
• Florina Margaretha de Graaff, Voorschoten († 1999)
• Bernardus Gerhardus klein Holkenborg, Gendringen, Gelderland, Nederland († 1984)
• Antonius Gaertner, Waubach, Ubach over Worms, Limburg, Netherlands († 2010)
• Esther Velleman, Venlo, Limburg, Nederland († 1943)
• Cornelis van den Bos, Delft († 1999)
• Emelia Magdalena Braam, Nieuw-Nickerie, Suriname († 1999)

• Andreas Alfons BOLLEN (71), Rekem,Provincie Limburg,Flanders,Belgie
• Adriana Maria Laureijssen (42), Alphen en Riel
• Amelia Kuijpers (77), Geertruidenberg
• Adriaan Sebregts (68), Wouw, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Antje van Dijk (84), Achttienhoven (De Bilt), Utrecht. Nederland
• Alida Joanna Koblenzweij (64), Alkemade, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Alida Johanna Koblenzweij (64), Alkemade, ZUI, Nederland
• Bertus Kleveringa, Zwolle
• Adriana Maillij (50), Diever, Dwingeloo, Drenthe, Netherlands
• Arend Boerman (79), Avereest

• 1930 » Edsger W. Dijkstra, Dutch computer scientist and academic († 2002)
• 1930 » Stanley Elkin, American novelist, short story writer, and essayist († 1995)
• 1932 » Valentino Garavani, Italian fashion designer
• 1933 » Louis Farrakhan, American religious leader
• 1934 » Jack Twyman, American basketball player († 2012)
• 1934 » Jim Jeffords, American captain, lawyer, and politician († 2014)
• 1935 » Francisco Umbral, Spanish journalist and author († 2007)
• 1937 » Ildikó Újlaky-Rejtő, Hungarian Olympic and world champion foil fencer
• 1938 » Narendra Patel, Baron Patel, Tanzanian-English obstetrician, academic, and politician
• 1941 » Eric Burdon, English musician

• 1908 » Charles Kingston, Australian politician, 20th Premier of South Australia (b. 1850)
• 1916 » Karl Schwarzschild, German astronomer and physicist (b. 1873)
• 1918 » George Elmslie, Australian politician, 25th Premier of Victoria (b. 1861)
• 1920 » James Colosimo, Italian-American mob boss (b. 1878)
• 1920 » William Dean Howells, American novelist, literary critic, and playwright (b. 1837)
• 1927 » Juan Gris, Spanish painter and sculptor (b. 1887)
• 1929 » Jozef Murgaš, Slovak-American priest, architect, botanist, and painter (b. 1864)
• 1938 » George Lyon, Canadian golfer and cricketer (b. 1858)
• 1955 » Gilbert Jessop, English cricketer (b. 1874)
• 1960 » John D. Rockefeller Jr., American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1874)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Gerrit
7. Pieter
8. Adrianus
9. Petrus
10. Jacobus
11. Wilhelmus
12. Jacob
13. Arie
14. Gerardus
15. Antonius
16. Hendrikus

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Cornelia
4. Anna
5. Elisabeth
6. Wilhelmina
7. Adriana
8. Catharina
9. Hendrika
10. Petronella
11. Geertruida
12. Jacoba
13. Margaretha
14. Aaltje
15. Grietje
16. Helena

• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from May 26, 1933 to July 31, 1935 the cabinet Colijn II, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from July 31, 1935 to June 24, 1937 the cabinet Colijn III, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 8.4 million citizens.
• February 20 » Caroline Mikkelsen becomes the first woman to set foot in Antarctica.
• May 25 » Jesse Owens of Ohio State University breaks three world records and ties a fourth at the Big Ten Conference Track and Field Championships in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
• June 3 » One thousand unemployed Canadian workers board freight cars in Vancouver, beginning a protest trek to Ottawa.
• June 10 » Dr. Robert Smith takes his last drink, and Alcoholics Anonymous is founded in Akron, Ohio, United States, by him and Bill Wilson.
• October 19 » The League of Nations places economic sanctions on Italy for its invasion of Ethiopia.
• November 22 » The China Clipper inaugurates the first commercial transpacific air service, connecting Alameda, California with Manila.

The temperature on May 11, 1935 was between 7.5 °C and 16.1 °C and averaged 11.0 °C. There was 6.3 hours of sunshine (41%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north.